Bronze Fibula

Item

Title
Bronze Fibula
Inventory Number
A0104
Description
Fibula of leech-type, solid cast; exterior decorated with incision: close set lines extending from ends towards central section in which three horizontal zones defined by pairs of incised lines filled with groups of three incised lines set opposed one to the other; similar groups of incised lines extending on either side of main decorated area. Plain clasp plate.
State of Preservation
Only lower curved portion of clasp plate preserved; pin broken off close to body. Patches of corrosion on all surfaces.
Length
7.67 cm
Width
2.2 cm
Color
Primary color 5Y 2.5/2 (black); corrosion ca 7.5R 3/4 (dusky red).
Notes
Slide Coll
Type
adornment
Material
bronze